AllianceBernstein L.P. v. Atha

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Melvin L. Schweitzer, J.), entered May 11, 2012, which, inter alia, directed defendant to deliver his iPhone to plaintiffs counsel, unanimously reversed, on the law, the order vacated, and the matter remanded for further proceedings consistent herewith, without costs.

Plaintiff, an investment firm, brought this suit against defendant, a financial analyst, shortly after he left plaintiffs employ for another firm. Plaintiff alleges that defendant breached his employment contract by, among other things, misappropriating plaintiff’s confidential information,…